Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship; it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting.

Quote by Eustace Budgell

Topics: Friendship Quotes, Love Quotes, Respect Quotes

Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and...

Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and...

Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship; it is always imperfect if either...

Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship; it is always imperfect if either...

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and sings it back...

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and sings it back...

The opinions which we hold of one another, our relations with friends and kinfolk are...

The opinions which we hold of one another, our relations with friends and kinfolk are...

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter...

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter...

The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate...

The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate...

While your friend holds you affectionately by both your hands, you are safe, for you...

While your friend holds you affectionately by both your hands, you are safe, for you...

Give me one friend, just one, who meets The needs of all my varying moods.

Give me one friend, just one, who meets The needs of all my varying moods.

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

If you want to be free, there is but one way; it is to guarantee...

If you want to be free, there is but one way; it is to guarantee...

From here it sounds great to say we'll all get together soon, but all I...

From here it sounds great to say we'll all get together soon, but all I...

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.

Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.

My love, you know you are my best friend. You know that I'd do anything...

My love, you know you are my best friend. You know that I'd do anything...

Make books your companions; let your bookshelves be your gardens; bask in their beauty, gather...

Make books your companions; let your bookshelves be your gardens; bask in their beauty, gather...

It is not what you give your friend, but what you are willing to give...

It is not what you give your friend, but what you are willing to give...

There is a Law that man should love his neighbor as himself. In a few...

There is a Law that man should love his neighbor as himself. In a few...

May there always be work for your hands to do, May your purse always hold...

May there always be work for your hands to do, May your purse always hold...

We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that...

We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that...

I'm treating you as a friend asking you to share my present minuses in the...

I'm treating you as a friend asking you to share my present minuses in the...

Think lovingly, speak lovingly, act lovingly, and every need shall be supplied.

Think lovingly, speak lovingly, act lovingly, and every need shall be supplied.

Respect people's feelings. Even if it doesn't mean anything to you, it could mean everything...

Respect people's feelings. Even if it doesn't mean anything to you, it could mean everything...